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“here we go again. Like Yogi Berra said, ``It is deja vu all over again.'' The Republican majority is trying to convince the American people that they want to do something to provide prescription drug benefit for our Nation's seniors, but it is the same proposal that went nowhere last year. It is nothing but an election year proposal that will provide very little benefit to most seniors. This tiered proposal, leveled proposal, treats some seniors differently than others, despite the fact that all seniors have paid into the program and deserve a meaningful prescription drug benefit. I am in favor of providing real prescription drug benefits to seniors. If this proposal is going to work, we need a benefit that is good for all seniors, not just a few. Unfortunately, the Republican plan will not help middle income seniors who have only moderate drug costs. Their plan is unworkable. Even the insurance industry says that insurance will not go for it. So what we have here is a plan that the seniors will not like, the insurance companies will not like, and the public will be able to see through. And even members of my Republican colleagues' party have mentioned that this bill is not a good proposal. Let us stop playing games with seniors' lives. It is time to provide a meaningful, generous benefit that actually does something to address the prescription drug problem.”